Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a town in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland. The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's army road between Ft William as well as Fort Augustus, as well as not from Telford's bridge of 1819 which brings the A82 over the river at the heart of the village. Hing on the Great Glen, Spean Bridge has transport links north in the direction of Inverness as well as southern to Ft William, given by the A82, and the A86 heads eastern to sign up with the A9 at Kingussie. The village is offered by the Spean Bridge train station providing links to Glasgow, London, as well as Mallaig as well as in between 1903 and 1933 it provided a branch line solution to Ft Augustus. The Highbridge Altercation on 16 August 1745 was the initial interaction of the Jacobite Increasing of 1745. The Commando Memorial, devoted to the men of the initial British Commando Forces increased throughout Second World War, is located roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Spean Bridge, at the joint of the A82 and also the B8004. It overlooks the training locations of the Commando Training Depot developed in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle.